Paper birch seedling

[MountainExplorer]

I was wondering if I could keep a birch under some T5's for the winter while it's a seedling. I have been growing it since it sprouted out of moss I picked. Idk what's ya think?

 

[GGB]

Never did a side by side experiment on this theory but.. bring a hardy deciduous tree indoors for the dormant season and then leaving it outdoors for the next one seems like it would weaken the tree to me. Sort of like skipping high school but then attending college. Maybe I'm way off but if a tree can slowly adapt to it's climate and become more hardy with time I'd imagine babying it right off the bat would start you off on the wrong foot. Plus most trees need a certain amount of "chill hours"

 

[GGB]

Also if that's the view from your balcony, that's not a bad gig. beautiful

 

[Paradox]

Even seedlings need dormancy. Denying it that could weaken and kill it

 

[Wilson]

Throw it in the grow out garden! They grow super fast!

 

[just.wing.it]

I like river birch, been thinking about them for a while....but I always stop when I think about the internodes.

 

[miker]

Birch are generally super cold hardy. If your tree has been leafed out for a couple months or more, I would just defoliate it(cut all the leaves off) around the time of the first freeze and winter it like other potted temperate deciduous trees, assuming you live anywhere in USDA zones 3-8.

 

[Zach Smith]

I like river birch, been thinking about them for a while....but I always stop when I think about the internodes.

Don't do it. River birch is a poor bonsai subject. All of the other birches, it seems, are suitable.

 

[just.wing.it]

Don't do it. River birch is a poor bonsai subject. All of the other birches, it seems, are suitable.

Haha!, I appreciate the heads up!

 

[CasAH]

Don't do it. River birch is a poor bonsai subject. All of the other birches, it seems, are suitable.

They weep like crazy after cutting. I do not know if there is a good time of year to cut them to minimize the sap flow.

 

[Vin]

Yes, as @Zach Smith stated I understand they make poor bonsai. They are all over the place here in landscapes. They suffer from branch die-off for no apparent reason and are relatively short lived.

 

[gallina1594]

I have a few larch seedlings that I'm torn on what to do with as well. I think I'll play mad scientist and keep some in the greenhouse over the winter, and the others will be kept in the garage. They're so freaking small still that I know that won't make it in my zone

 

[miker]

In zone 5b/6a, they should be fine in a cold frame or with other similar protective measures. Unheated garage perhaps?

 

[Wilson]

I have a few larch seedlings that I'm torn on what to do with as well. I think I'll play mad scientist and keep some in the greenhouse over the winter, and the others will be kept in the garage. They're so freaking small still that I know that won't make it in my zone

Larch are super cold hardy, no worries.

 

[MountainExplorer]

Also if that's the view from your balcony, that's not a bad gig. beautiful

Thank you.

 

[MountainExplorer]

I'm just gonna throw it on the ground. Paper birch grow like weeds up here so it should be fine, thanks guys

 

[GGB]

The more trees you have planted in the ground the easier it is to go on holiday or take a weekend trip. I nearly drove myself mad two years ago watering individually potted seedlings

 

[MountainExplorer]

The more trees you have planted in the ground the easier it is to go on holiday or take a weekend trip. I nearly drove myself mad two years ago watering individually potted seedlings

I only got my rodie and the birch for outdoors but I plan on tending to the rhododendron

 

[Giga]

Don't do it. River birch is a poor bonsai subject. All of the other birches, it seems, are suitable.

Oh?

 

[Zach Smith]

Good job!